It's the last day of January! I wish I had a bunch of stuff to show you but January has just been slow. I have not finished any monsters! Can you believe that!? I have so many started, but nothing done. I haven't even knit in a few weeks... and for me, that's weird.What I have been doing is a ton of crochet. I've been making hats, chunky yarn cowls and I just finished an infinity scarf for friends. All these things are practical. It has been SO COLD. So very very cold.

I took this photo because I needed to have an artist picture for a website that will be selling clothing using my designs. That site will be launching soon and when it does, I'll post the link here! The photo shows one of the crocheted hats I mentioned before.

February will bring new things! I have a show on February 14th so, at the very least, it'll mean that the pile of unfinished monsters will be finished.

Hi all. I've been out of town for the past two weeks and the only thing I've accomplished for my business is putting my new greeting cards into bags. Oops. Oh well. For the past three years, I haven't accomplished anything for the second and third weeks of July because I teach art at a summer camp near Rochester, NY. And I love it. If you don't know, I'm not just your friendly neighborhood monster maker! I went to school for Art Education and LOVE teaching. Problem: there aren't too many teaching jobs for art in my area. This is the two weeks out of the summer that I get to put my Master's degree in teaching to work! And I don't have to give standardized tests! [Grumble, grumble, NYS... but that's another rant for another day.]

Here's some pictures! First, if you follow me on Instagram, you know I got some new greeting cards! They'll be for sale at my next events in August! [Chalk Art Fest Aug. 3 and during the Elmwood Arts Fest Aug. 24+25]

I did all of the above in a bout of nervous energy while I was getting prepared for camp. I don't know why I get nervous because the kids at camp are always great and fun and wonderful and I already miss them and they make super fun stuff like this:

We accidentally -but kinda on purpose- had a bit of a lizard theme this year, which was really fun! The drawings were done on tagboard and campers created backgrounds using Zentangles or "marker painting" techniques. They lizards were made using Sculpey clay and then painted with acrylics. I love kid art.

I had a really great stay in Rochester! Every night was busy! I got to see a lot of friends [including @merrypad and @dadand] and I even was able to go sailing! Here's a pretty sunset at the Yacht Club:

The two weeks ended with the very nice outdoor wedding of two of my college friends. They were married on a farm near Utica, NY. They seemed to like the Name Design that I gifted to them. I wish them many years of happiness! Congrats Amanda + Greg!

To coincide with the "GONE VIRAL" exhibit at SUNY Fredonia that opens this Thursday [March 7th], students, professors, alumni and community members joined forces to yarnbomb the light posts along the main entrance and Symphony Circle. I highly recommend that anyone in the Fredonia, NY area check it out ASAP! Who knows how long it'll be up! Monsters came out to play in a big way... as a monster totem pole! If nothing else, hopefully this yarnbomb will make some people smile. The monsters have a tendency to do that. Here's some pictures!

At least 25 more light posts are now scarfed in bright, cozy covers. I think it definitely brings a little warmth on a frigid 20 degree day. And there's more. Thursday the #algaebloomyarnbomb will be unveiled in the 2nd floor gallery in the Rockefeller Arts Center and it's shaping up to be pretty cool too. Have I ever mentioned how much I love yarn. Well, I do. :)

Hello all, especially anyone new stopping here after visiting today's S.A.M. Citybration event! I hope you thought the event was as much fun as I did! A bunch of monsters found new homes and the weather was perfect! The monsters even found some airtime tonight on Channel 4 News as some "local treasures of a different kind." How exciting is that!? I've never actually been on TV, but today I managed to stumble through a brief interview while shaking like a leaf. Here's some screenshots and the whole video can be found HERE.

See? The monsters just want to make you smile. Let's all be happy for a little while.

Thanks to everyone who came out to make this event super fun and successful! And if you missed it, there's MORE! The Saturday Artist Market is ongoing throughout the summer. I listed all the dates I'll be attending in the WHERE TO BUY tab up top.

I've had the idea of little knitted woodland animals in my head for awhile now and finally decided to make one! I think he turned out great... not completely fox-like, but cute nonetheless. Annie and I even had a fun little excursion to the beach to find the driftwood. She pointed out all the sticks. She likes sticks, I guess. I don't think I'll be stocking this type of item for shows this season, but I'd love to make more as custom orders! I really want to try making a skunk... what do you all think?

As Ellison packed his things today for his big move to England, another big monster was born. Meet Alistair. He is even bigger and even fatter than Ellison [but equally as sweet and cuddly.] So many of my monsters seem to be moving to the UK lately. I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit jealous of their travels!

Since it was a BEAUTIFUL spring day, I let the two new friends play outside. They decided to climb trees and I snapped a few photos before my camera batteries died. Knitting these big guys has been really fun... I may knit one more before I switch gears again... but probably not as big as Alistair. He used up A LOT of yarn.

Hi! So I have some guys I'm really excited to show you... but instead of doing it the usual way, here's a story to introduce you to the newest monsters : THE YETI MONSTERS! Click PAUSE on top and use the arrows on the right to go through the story below.

The moral? Uhhh... there really isn't one. But here are my two points: These yeti monsters are super cute and will be available to purchase soon! And my second point... why was it snowing so hard today!!! It's April 18th! Geesh. I'm going to go wrap myself in a blanket and dream of summer :)

New monsters are being born [knit] but real signs of spring are few up here. We had just enough [which means maybe two] days of 60 degree weather to tease us and the groundhog even said spring would arrive early if you believe that kind of stuff.

But here we are with 30 degree days and snow still on the ground. Boo. Blah. Ick. I went outside today for a moment with my camera and took a few pictures. Don't let the sunshine fool you, it was pretty cold.

I've had enough of winter boots. Since the calendar says it's spring, I'm wearing my rubber boots with whales on them because they're a bit more cheerful than my brown Columbia snow boots.

Someone with huge feet must have been over. Well... I guess a positive is that it is sunny enough so that the snow is melting a bit. It's supposed to be in the 40s later this week... and rain. By then the snow will be all gone [let's hope for the season!] I checked out the garden to see if anything was poking out of the ground. I saw some friends post pictures of crocuses...

Not so much here... Oh well. Enough about that. Once May hits, this area is honestly the prettiest place on the planet. Also, this weekend is the first reHatched Artist Showcase of the season in Rochester, NY. I posted information about that in the EVENTS tab. Erinmakesstuff will be showing off and selling some new creatures. Come check it out if you can! A ticket includes a glass of wine and free admission to any of the other reHatched events :)

Erin Makes What?

Thank you for visiting! I am Erin and I love to create. On this site you will find one-of-a-kind knit monsters and other fun knit accessories. I also draw portraits of kids, adults, pets... you name it.

Take a look around, visit my Etsy shop, or come find me in person to buy your very own little monster friend.